Monday, September 20, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 562: bibi

bibi: duck, goose (Ferrell, p. 64). 

inika napaquzip tia vuvu tua bibi. 

Free translation: 
Grandpa and grandma did not raise ducks. 

Word gloss: 
  1. inika: no, not, NEG
  2. na-pa-quzip: to have raised. pa- 'to cause to be or occur'; the root is quzip 'to feed or raise'. 
  3. tia: subject case marker for people, PL
  4. vuvu: grandparent, grandparents
  5. tua: OBL
  6. bibi: duck or goose. The spelling is the same in Ferrell, ILRDF, and klokah. 
Voice file: 

From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982), ILRDF Online Paiwan Dictionary bibi, and klokah bibi. 

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